I’ve prescribed opioids to patients. And I’m not a villain.

You’ve probably heard this one in one format or another: kid gets wisdom teeth yanked, dentist prescribes a handful of Vicodin, next thing you know, he’s on the street busking for change to pay the man for the big H.

Meanwhile, the dentist is on cruises paid by Big Pharma and taking kickbacks from his local drug dealers.

This author is here to tell you that such yarns have probably been verified, …

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